# X_REFERENCE_APP_PIN_STALE

## Means

a step pinned as failing in the app's `expectedRed` now passes

## Typical cause

the app was repaired and the pin was not lowered — the ratchet only shrinks. As of 2026-11, both tracked apps' tables are empty; neither app currently has a pin to remove

## Fix

`bun run scripts/reference-app-gate.ts --unpin <app>:<step>[,<step>]` — retained for future pins: if a pinned step passes, `fix` carries the exact line. It edits `scripts/lib/gated-apps.ts`, refuses nonexistent entries before file access, and refuses rather than guess if that file no longer reads as the pin table

[CLI and verify](/error-codes#cli-and-verify)